Renewables Obligation Charge

The Renewables Obligation Charge (RO Charge) was initially introduced in 2002 to support large-scale renewable energy projects. It outlines the amount of renewable energy that must be sourced by electricity suppliers in order to limit the UK’s reliance on fossil fuels.

The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) announced that suppliers must source a specific percentage of their electricity from renewable sources and produce Renewables Obligation Certificates (ROCs) for every MWh of electricity produced to the DECC.

Period

RO Level (%)

Buy-Out Price

RO Charge (MWh)

RO Charge (KWh)

2012-2013

15.8%

£40.71 per ROC

£6.43/MWh

0.643p/KWh

2013-2014

20.6%

£42.01 per ROC

£8.66/MWh

0.866p/KWh

2014-2015

24.4%

£43.30 per ROC

£10.57/MWh

1.057p/KWh

2015-2016

29.0%

£44.33 per ROC

£12.86/MWh

1.286p/KWh

2016-2017

34.8%

£44.77 per ROC

£15.58/MWh

1.558p/KWh

2017-2018

£45.58 per ROC

2018-2019

£47.22 per ROC

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